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Unconscious Nuggets Mascot Lowered To Court In Macabre Display

Rocky, the Denver Nuggets' mascot, was unconscious as he was lowered to the floor before Friday night's Blazers-Nuggets game. Because the harness was hidden, it looked like Rocky had been hanged and presented on the court as an omen for something. It was unsettling....

The New Orleans Pelicans' Mascot Is Here To Terrify Your Children

This is Pierre the Pelican, the mascot that the New Orleans Pelicans have chosen to represent the team's totally badass namesake. Pierre the Pelican is not badass and does not really look like a Pelican. He is terrifying and awful....

Lee Corso Picks FSU, Dons Chief Osceola Garb; Bill Murray Beats Him Up

Here, now, is a thing that happened on television. ...

C.J. Fair's Shitty Drawing Of The Syracuse Mascot Is A Masterpiece

ESPN asked a bunch of ACC basketball players and coaches to draw an image of their respective school's mascot. C.J. Fair is the league's preseason player of the year. This was his bold rendering of Otto, the Syracuse Orange. Fair's Otto has no face, and its arms are growing out of its legs. Fair loo...

Nets Mascot Airballs The Worst Dunk Attempt You May Ever See

Oh, BrooklyKnight. Your name is illogical. You look like a rejected Power Rangers villain. And this trampoline dunk, during last night's preseason game against the Celtics, was...well, it wasn't good....

The Dodgers' Rally Bear, Unmasked

Don't watch this video. Rally Bear takes off his bear head, and it's just a regular guy underneath. Magic isn't real....

The Ballad Of The Fake Dodgers Bear Mascot

The great thing about baseball is that even after 150 years, you can watch a game and see something you've never seen before. Last night was one of those games. The renegade fan dancing atop the Cardinals dugout may have been wearing a bear suit, but this was a unique instance of guerilla mascoting....

Raptors' Mascot Tears Achilles, Is Out For Season

Just awful news out of Toronto. The Raptors' mascot, creatively named The Raptor, suffered an injury to his Achilles tendon last week, and is done for the year. Why even bother playing the season?...

Jaguars Mascot Loses Bet, Takes 40 Paintballs To The Chest

For some reason, Jaxson DeVille keeps making bets with the mascots of opposing teams. Last week, he and the Indianapolis Colts' mascot decided that whoever's team lost Sunday's game would have to withstand a barrage of paintballs equal to the total number of points scored in the game. The Jags lost...

Just Give The Browns This One; It's All They Have

Are the Browns bringing back Brownie The Elf (or just Brownie, if you want to get technical and point out the differences between elves and hobgoblins or whatever)? Maybe! Is this an enticement to a perpetually morose fanbase that thinks the front office has given up on the team and has therefore re...

God Willing, The Raiders' Nightmare Mascot Will Not Take The Field

Relax. Breathe. The Raider Rusher is not Oakland's new mascot. It will not prowl the sidelines. You can summon it by repeating its name three times into a darkened bathroom mirror, but it will not trouble your dreams by showing up on an NFL broadcast....

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Red Sox Fan Arrested After Allegedly Grabbing Rays Mascot By The Neck

Trevor James Martin attended last night's Red Sox-Rays game at the Trop. But he spent the rest of his night in the Pinellas County (Fla.) Jail after police say he grabbed Raymond, the Rays' giant blue mascot, by the neck....

Brutus The Buckeye Showed Up At A Wedding In Columbus

After pumping up Ohio State fans on Saturday, Brutus the Buckeye certainly deserves a me-day. The mascot apparently chose to spend Sunday partying at a wedding in Columbus, and it looks like everyone involved had a grand time....

Tulsa's Puppy Mascot Will Be The Best Part Of College Football Season

Part of me thinks Tulsa's introduction of a Golden Retriever mascot is a way to distract attention from the FBI investigation into a sports betting ring involving the former AD. But another, more insistent part of me says shut up look at the puppy look at her little face!...

NBA Mascot Attends Wedding, Is Life Of The Party

This is Moondog. He is one of two mascots for the Cleveland Cavaliers and he recently attended Ben and Ashlee's wedding reception....

Who Killed Nugget II? Solving The Death Of Southern Miss's Mascot

The 1992 death of Nugget II, the University of Southern Mississippi's Golden Eagle, is cloaked in mystery. A federal investigation and autopsy revealed two possible causes of death: The eagle's body contained lead shotgun pellets, and it suffered from malnutrition. But no blame was ever assigned, an...

Mascot Fired For Not Being Fat Enough

Bradford City is replacing its mascot, the "City Gent," after the man playing him for 19 years lost too much weight. Be warned, this story is very British....

A Horrible Week For Bulldog Mascots Continues

On Wednesday it was announced that Georgetown mascot-in-training J.J. was being drummed out after biting a child. Now, sad news: Butler Blue II, the mascot emeritus for the Butler Bulldogs, has just weeks or months to live....

Georgetown Is Mysteriously Getting Rid Of Its Bulldog Mascot [Update]

Jack the Bulldog retired this spring after 10 years of representing Georgetown as its mascot. Last year, the school brought in Jack Jr., or J.J.—a precious little Bulldog pup who would be the "mascot-in-training," and take over for the start of basketball season in the fall. But today it was announc...